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Stompy · 12-28-2004, 08:06 PM

The thing is... she would truly be funny IF this was all a farse... satire of sorts. But she's SERIOUS.

A good comparison would be Howard Stern. I could easily picture him saying a lot of stuff she says. It's alright for him to say it because 1 - his show is, first and foremost, obscene comedy and 2 - you can easily tell when he's giving a tongue-in-cheek response or commentary on something.

See, he never painted himself to be a serious political commentator whereas Coulter wants to be taken seriously. Stern more or less says it to piss people off or get a rise out of people, Coulter does it for probably the same reasons, but with a completely different background and intention.

Another example would be the daily show.. they could easily pull of statements like that, but it's okay because they're satire - the whole purpose of their existence is to mock politicians. They never once tried to paint themselves as a serious news source.

12-28-2004, 08:06 PM	#52 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	The thing is... she would truly be funny IF this was all a farse... satire of sorts. But she's SERIOUS. A good comparison would be Howard Stern. I could easily picture him saying a lot of stuff she says. It's alright for him to say it because 1 - his show is, first and foremost, obscene comedy and 2 - you can easily tell when he's giving a tongue-in-cheek response or commentary on something. See, he never painted himself to be a serious political commentator whereas Coulter wants to be taken seriously. Stern more or less says it to piss people off or get a rise out of people, Coulter does it for probably the same reasons, but with a completely different background and intention. Another example would be the daily show.. they could easily pull of statements like that, but it's okay because they're satire - the whole purpose of their existence is to mock politicians. They never once tried to paint themselves as a serious news source. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 12-28-2004 at 08:11 PM..